Vinyl pressings
by Netania Davrath · 1961
Songs Of The Auvergne was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
M8 0Y0258--2A R A1Stamped runout side A
M8 0Y0259--2A R C2Stamped runout side B
M8 0Y0258--2D A1 R R(var. 1) side A runout stamped
M80Y-0259- 2D A2 R(var. 1) side B runout stamped [except R]
VSD-2090-B 1-1970Stamped runout side A
VSD-2090-B 1-1970Stamped runout side B
VSD-2090-Aside A label
VSD-2090-Bside B label
838200 ▽ 1Y ▽ 2//420 2 11Side A Runout
838200 ▽ 2Y ▽ 2//420 0 11Side B Runout
838 200 1YSide A Label
838 200 2YSide B Label
04300 1L▽ 1//420 114Side A Runout
04300 2L▽ 1//420 112Side B Runout
04300 1LSide A Label
04300 2LSide B Label
04300 1L▽ 1//420 114Side A Runout
04300 2L▽ 1=420 112Side B Runout
04300 1LSide A Label
04300 2LSide B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-2090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Philips 838 200 AYFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Philips A 04300 LFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Philips A 04300 LFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vanguard VSD-2090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Vanguard VRS-9085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vanguard VSD-2090 / Vanguard 5755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Vanguard VSD-2090 / Vanguard VRS-9085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Vanguard VSL 11074 / Vanguard VSL.11074LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Vanguard MCLP 6171LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions APC 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-2090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-2090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-2090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Songs Of The Auvergne are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia. One of them is Vanguard VSD-2090.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-2090, VRS-9085, 838 200 AY, A 04300 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M8 0Y0258--2A R A1 and M8 0Y0259--2A R C2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
